Flavio Ferrari and Steven Hustoft Eliminated
Jun 11, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000, Limits 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 476
Average Chip Count: 952,000
Tournament Leaderboard: 1,428,000
1. Eric Buchman – 1,900,000
2. Brent Courson – 970,000
Notable Eliminations:
Flavio Ferrari – $66,446
Steven Hustoft – $90,928
Big Hands:
Flavio Ferrari Eliminated in Fourth Place ($66,446)
Eric Buchman raised when action folded to him in the small blind and Flavio Ferrari three-bet all in and Buchman made the call. Buchman showed 97 and had only three outs against Ferrari’s A9.
The flop came KJ7 to give Buchman the lead. The turn was the 5 and the river was the 5 to give Buchman the pot and eliminate Ferrari in fourth.
Hustoft Tangles With Buchman, Eliminated in Third ($90,928)
There was a flurry of preflop raises between Steven Hustoft and Eric Buchman before they saw a flop of QA5. Hustoft got his last 50,000 in on the flop and Buchman called.
Buchman showed KJ, giving him a flush and straight draw against the Q8 of Hustoft. The turn card bricked off for Buchman, but the 10 on the river gave Buchman the pot and heads-up play will begin.
Player Tags: Eric Buchman, Flavio Ferrari